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3 good Samaritans save woman choking on burrito

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GREENFIELD -- Three good Samaritans helped save a woman after she choked on a breakfast burrito Saturday morning.

According to the Greenfield Fire Department, the woman, who was inside a vehicle at the time, stopped breathing.

They said the driver pulled over and waved down passersby for help.

Two nurses and a We Energies employee stopped to help and performed the Heimlich maneuver. While she still had a pulse, the food remained lodged in her throat.

When she lost her pulse, officials said the trio initiated CPR. After about 18 compressions, the woman started breathing and regained a pulse.

Shortly after, paramedics arrived and took her to the hospital.